Mr. know all William Somerset Maugham was a British playwright‚ novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s. Maugham’s style is clear-cut and elegant. The attitude of the novelist to his character seems mostly to be cynically sarcastic. A play upon contrasts and contradictions lies at the basis of Maugham’s sarcastic method in portraying his characters. The author often thought upon the problems of relationship
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English 101 12/4/12 Women in all Centuries For centuries‚ women have struggled for their rights to become equal with men. Gender and culture plays a vital role in the life of women. Lee A. Jacobus gives a background on Virgina Woolf’s life as a daughter of two well-educated parents. Virginia Woolf’s Shakespeare’s Sister . However after reading her story I found out that rights have been assumed but they have also been taken away. Women during Virginia Woolf time and nowadays have some similar
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ELA Declamation term 3 1/30/13 1.All the World’s a Stage by William Shakespeare‚ occasion not given 2. The whole poem 3. A theme of coming of age Is recognized in this poem. Shakespeare did a really good job of showing the progression of the child’s life from when he was a kid and to when he grows up. He explains it detail very well and emphasizes how fast children grow up. I believe the theme connects to our topic because growing up as a kid and experiencing life and becoming mature is
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Throughout a lifetime we will read enormous number of books and stories and only some will inspire us. But have a reader ever wondered why the stories are so effective and great? After reading the short story‚ “Just Lather‚ That’s All”‚ the opinion of the book was positive and there are three elements that made it strong and great. They are: conflict‚ point of view‚ and dialogue. One of the elements that make this story really effective and well presented is the conflict. This story has an internal
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cheap‚ and effective insecticide that can compete with the commercial ones. The mixture of the extracts of chilli pepper‚ cacao leaves‚ lemon grass‚ garlic‚ and olive oil will be our finish product. It is very helpful and cheap because you can find all the materials in our kitchen and in our community. This study also gives importance to the ingredients not only to be as food spices but also to create an effective insect repellent/ killer. INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study We have chosen
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In the novel All The Shah’s Men we are introduced to Iran‚ and the many struggles and hardships associated with the history of this troubled country. The Iranian coup is discussed in depth throughout the novel‚ and whether the Untied States made the right decision to enter into Iran and provide assistance with the British. If I were to travel back to 1952 and take a position in the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) for the sole purpose of examining the American Foreign Intelligence‚ I would have
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leComposition | Unit 02 | Lesson 01 All Shook Up "Not again!" I protested when I heard Mom’s news. "Where are we going this time?" We’ve moved six times in the twelve years since I was born. That’s because my Dad’s job is to set up offices for his company‚ and each time he finishes establishing a new one‚ we move. "California‚" said Mom. "I’m sorry we have to uproot you again." She opened a map and pointed out the town we’d be moving to‚ north of San Francisco. She truly sounded sorry‚ but I
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feelings expressed by the characters in the story though to the relation between character-atmosphere. Related with the atmosphere is the mood. Given that the atmosphere affects the character therefore it will also affect the mood. In the story “All Sumer in a Day” the atmosphere has even more influence though to the place where it takes place. Since the place of the story is Venus-the planet- it will be hard for those who are not used to that kind of environment. It was said in the story that
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All about Distillation Distillation is a process that is used to purify a lot of substances on a domestic as well as commercial basis. It is very interesting to know about the process in detail as it is a natural process. The story begins when a liquid or solid state of mater responds to the heat in environment. The heat makes the liquid state or solid state of matter to convert into gas state. Liquid Gas (Vaporization) Solids
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